Leading and subduing bridle.



F. L. KOEPKE.

LEADING AND SUBDUING BRIDLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31. 1916.

1,209,724. Patented Dec. 26,1916.

FRANK L. KOEPKE, OF WHITEHALL, WISCONSIN.

LEADING AND SUBDUING BRIDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

Application filed March 31, 1916. Serial No. 88,080.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK L. KonPKn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Whitehall, in the county of Trempealeau, State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Leading andSubduing Bridles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in leading and subduing bridlesfor unruly animals.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel and simple device ofthis character which will automatically tighten should the animal resistor pull away, but which will immediately and easily assume a normal andcomfortable position to the animal when the animal ceases to struggle.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is soconstructed that it can be quickly and easily adiusted to fit anyanimal. and which will at all times operate in an efficient manner nomatter from what direction the leading rope is pulled.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side eleva tion of my im roved leadingbridle or halter shown applied to a horses head: Fig. 2 is an enlar edperspective view of the device removed from the animals head, theanimals head being dotted in.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents a bitmember which may be formed of any suitable material, such as a bar ofmetal, plaited or tWisted rope or the like. and movably mounted on oneend of this bit member is a ring 11 throu h which is en a ed a portionof the rope 12 which is adapted to pass up over the animals head. On theend of this rope, above the ring 11 is a smaller ring 13. The otherportion of the rope 12 passes through the ring 13. and has engagedthereon a ring 14 which forms a loop 15 of the portion of the rope whichpasses through the ring 13.

Thus the rings 13 and 14 form a clutch loch whereby the rope 12 can beslipped through the ring 13 so as to adjust the rope for different sizedanimals. On the other end of the rope 12 is mounted a block 16 in whichis rotatably supported a pulley l7. Movably mounted on the other end ofthe bit member are two rlngs 18 and 19, the former of which has thereona block 20 in which is mounted a pulley 21. Secured to the ring 11, andengaged around the rear of the horses head is a rope 22, the same beingpassed through the block 20, then through the block 16, and down throughthe ring 19. It will thus be seen that upon pulling downwardly on theportion of the rope below the ring 19, said rope will be moved throughthe pulley blocks so as to draw upwardly on both ends of the b1t member,and at the same time draw the loop at the rear of the animals head intoa taut condition, so as to exert pressure against the back of the headIn similar devices heretofore, the rope 22 was passed through the ringcorresponding to the ring 18. but when a pull on the rope 22 was exertedfrom the front or toward the rear of the animal, this ring was twistedso as to move the pulley 21 out of proper ahnement. and with theconsequent iamming or tangling of the parts. The particular obect inproviding the eXtra ring 19 and passing the rope 22 therethroue'h,instead of through the ring 18, effectively prevents any twisting of thering no matter from what direction the rope is pulled. Attention is alsoparticularly directed to the adiustment by means of the rings 13 and 14.The ring 14 serves as an effective look so as to wedge the rope 12 intofirm engagement with the ring 13, and thus prevents the rope slippingafter having once been adjusted.

What is claimed isf A leading and subduing bridle, comprising a halterincluding a bit member, a ring movablv connected to one end of the bit,a pair of rings movably connected to the other end thereof. a cordengaged through the single ring and passed over the animals head, apulley carried by the end of the cord. adjusting means carried by theother end of the cord and engaging therewith, intermediate theendslthereof, a pulley carried by one of .In testimony whereof, I affixmy signathe said pan of rings, and a cord secured to ture, in thepresence of tWo Witnesses.

the first-named ring and engaging both of FRANK L. KOEPKE. the pulleysand passing through the other of Witnesses:

5 the pair of rings and adapted to pass over P. K. RIsBERG,

the neck of the animal. WALTER E. RIsBERG.

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